Making their nests deep beneath the planet´s surface, in caverns as dark as a moonless night, members of the Komodo Dragon Clan have an almost unending hunger, hunting and consuming any living creature that dares venture into their territory. The dragon is part of McFarlane´s Dragons Series 2 -- a whole new set of six reptilian action figures, including a five figure assortment and a deluxe boxed set, made up of six all-new species representing the various dragon Clans established in the original series: Quest for the Lost King.

Starting February 2006, these little anime action figures will be available in the United States, through Diamond Distributors. They’re based on the anime series “Keroro Gunso,” better known here as “Sgt. Frog.” Each 3" to 4" tall action figure includes bonus parts and faces and a poseable display stand.

D&D ICONS debuts June 2006 with the menacing Black Dragon, a Gargantuan figure ideal for both the game player and collector. Then, in August 2006, Wizards will release the first Colossal product — a strikingly painted Red Dragon. Each figure is sold with a full-color map, a playable game scenario and double-sided stat cards, as well an accompanying standard-sized miniature to help start the battle. Like all the figures in the D&D ICONS line, the Black and Red Dragons are playable in both the D&D Miniatures skirmish game and any role-playing campaign, and will be indispensable for collectors of D&D products.  These limited edition monsters are proportionally sized per D&D role-playing rules to be either Gargantuan (4” x 4” base) or Colossal (6” x 6” base). Wizards of the Coast plans to issue two D&D ICONS every year, which will be available for a limited time only following release.

The latest expansion set includes eight random miniatures with identification cards (from a total of 60 unique iconic monsters), all beautifully detailed and ready for battle right out of the box. Can be used in a stand-alone game, or as addition to already-existing campaigns, this set contains from rare, uncommon and common figures, including the Werebear and the Celestial Pegasus!

Re-create the tension and excitement of the Roman amphitheatre. This set is packed with accessories including legionnaire armour, helmets, gladiator net and assorted weapons and shields.

Features:
14 Super-poseable points of ball-joint articulation
46 Interchangeable parts and accessories

Pack includes:
1 x un-assembled tan Alpha Male body
Frame of brown and grey accessories
STIKer™ sheet
Instruction and collectible cards
Ziploc bag

Now you can re-create your favorite band with STIKFAS™, be it heavy metal, punk or disco. The kit comes with 2 styles of guitars and a complete drum kit...Get ready to turn up the volume.

Features:
14 Super-poseable points of ball-joint articulation
53 Interchangeable parts and accessories

Pack includes:
1 x un-assembled red Alpha Male body
Frame of black and grey accessories
STIKer™ sheet
Instruction and collectible cards
Ziploc bag

She may be Pink, but armed with bow, arrow, huge monster smashing hammer and magic wand, the Beta Female Fairy has power unlike any other STIKFAS™.

Features:
14 Super-poseable points of ball-joint articulation
65 Interchangeable parts and accessories

Pack includes:
1 x un-assembled pink and tan Beta Female body
Frame of pink and green accessories
STIKer™ sheet
Instruction and collectible cards
Ziploc bag

The Stikfas Diver Deluxe kit allows you to build a victorian diver (complete with weighted boots and helmet) or a modern diver complete with underwater scooter...very handy to get away from the giant and highly articulated squid.

Features:
45 super-poseable points of articulation
89 interchangeable parts and accessories

Pack includes:
1 x unassembled blue Alpha Male body
1 x unassembled orange octopus
Frame of accessories and equipment (yellow and grey)
STIKer™ sheet
Instruction and collectible cards
Ziploc bag

Continuing a long-running artistic partnership, McFarlane Toys will put a chill in the air this fall by creating many products from Tim Burton´s much-anticipated film, Corpse Bride. The film honors the dark, romantic tradition of Burton´s Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas and follows the path of Victor, a fidgeting groom who is taken from his own wedding and married to a Corpse Bride in the underworld. Victor´s path back to his one true love is "a tale of optimism, romance and very lively afterlife."

X-Plus has released three of the most well-known versions of Godzilla this year. This edition, based on the 2001 movie "Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack," was sculpted in Japan exclusively for North American collectors. Fans will be pleased with the attention to detail, from the blank, pupil-less eyes, to the four claws on each foot. Of course, the younger fans may simply enjoy unleashing his stomping 7" rage upon other unfortunate toys. The announcement for the second series of X-Plus´ Godzilla vinyls is scheduled soon.

Standing 3.5" tall, this molded plastic dragon is hand-painted and highly detailed. He likes to challenge the knights and cause chaos in the castle. The Papo Medieval Collection will stand up to the greatest of wars and any magic Merlin can summon, stretching children´s imaginations by inventing a medieval wonderland. It is available in green or red.
— Papo figures aren’t just for kids at Kids at Heart in Portland, Ore. “[Parents] buy them, saying they think it’ll be cool for the kids, but you know they’re going to play with them, too,” noted Sarah Green, manager.

The littlest child can let out a big roar using this dinosaur stand-in. This T. rex stands 7" long by 4.5" high. Hand-painted with authentic details, it includes a color-coded 5-language educational hang tag. T. rexes are popular with kids at World of Toys in Reno, Nev.

These highly detailed figurines and accessories are hand-painted and historically accurate. Almost all Papo Figurines can stand on their own or ride any of the horses. "The concept of creative imaginative play continues to be something that retailers and parents are very pleased with," Larry Hotaling, president of Hotaling Imports, Papo´s U.S. distributor, told TDmonthly Magazine. "It´s something that´s [otherwise] lacking with today´s children ... Papo´s been very well received."
— Papo knights were very-good-to-great sellers in 90 percent of stores surveyed.
— “Papo knights are one of the best things we have right now,” said Richard Emery, owner of Toy Star in Easton, Pa., back in June 2005. As of the end of October 2005, retailers across the nation agreed that Papo knights were still one of their best items for boys.
— The popularity of Papo is growing strong," said Hotaling. "Children are very interested in our different categories, such as Medieval Knights Fantasy and Pirates. The brand name is becoming very well known.

Connor MacLeod was born in 1518 in the Scottish Highlands. He was banished from his village in 1536, after mysteriously surviving a fatal stabbing from an evil enemy, the Kurgan. Connor learned the truth of his survival from Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez. Ramirez teaches MacLeod the ways of the sword, hoping to ready him for the inevitable Gathering. In the end, there can be only one. This 12” figure has 30 points of articulation and is costumed with Ramirez´ Masamune Katana, a dagger from Connor’s historical weapon collection, Bottle of Cognac and A Metallurgical History of Ancient Sword-Making. Duncan also comes with the standard Sideshow 12" figure stand featuring the Highlander logo.

Alexander Lavell Harris, known as Xander to his friends, was the quintessential average high school guy - kind of geeky, always funny, but never part of the "in" crowd. All that changed once Buffy Summers transferred to Sunnydale High and his world was never the same again. Over the years, Xander matured from the goofy, direction-less friend to the grounded, responsible rock that Buffy could always turn to in good times and bad. This 12” figure has 30 points of articulation and is costumed with Sunnydale t-shirt, flannel shirt, trousers, socks and sneakers. Xander also comes with the standard Sideshow 12" figure stand featuring the Buffy the Vampire Slayer logo.

From the pages of the Elektra comic comes this quarter-scale Premium Format figure of one of comic´s most beloved yet infamous heroines. Elektra is outfitted in trademark red costume, complete with flexible wire inserts stitched into the lining. Elektra is armed with her trademark Sais, cast in real metal. Poised for action, preparing to spring forward and attack, this Premium Format figure captures the spirit of Elektra, as deadly as she is beautiful.

Ultrarama is the world´s first modular, stackable, expandable system for displaying action figures, from the newest Star Wars figures to the most vintage collectors' items. One Ultrarama can display up to 80 figures (it´s 18" by 23" by 10"). It comes with 72 mounting pegs, 48 for 3 3/4" figures and 24 for 6" figures. Background scenes slide in and out from the rear, and it´s easy to make customizable ones.

More active than Matchbox and more varied than G.I.Joe, Tech Deck Dudes are one part action figure, one part skateboarder, and all parts bizarre. There are over 100 regular Dudes with magnetic feet and skateboards with rolling wheels, as well as magnetic Dude playsets that feature the Dudes with wild accessory add-on pieces. Ideal for both the budding shredder and the older collector at the low price of $3.99 to $19.99.

Grab headlines with this fully articulated action figure based on the infamous Runaway Bride. Smiling and oblivious, she comes with a jogging tank top, running pants and her trademark towel.

This six figure crew is an excellent addition to Dragons´ 1/35 line up and was specially designed to operate the deadly "88"! Each figure includes extra parts and can be posed in two different ways. The figures are dressed differently (parkas and trousers are fastened in different ways!) and include an ample supply of ammunition boxes and individual shells. Plus you can expect detailed and historically accurate sculpting.

The Robocop 18" Talking Action Figure features loads of articulation including a ball jointed neck, shoulders, and hips; Robocop also sports bendable elbows and knees, swivel wrists, and pivoting ankles with working pistons. Robocop "speaks" many key phrases including: "Thank You for Your Cooperation," and "Wrong Move Creep." The product comes complete with an auto-9 pistol.

Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important figures in the history of classical music. He wrote over 1,200 original compositions, many of which are still considered to be the finest of their genre. This 5 1/2" tall, hard vinyl action figure has moveable arms and legs, allowing him to sit on the 1 1/2" plastic bench included. He comes with instructions detailing how to download the amazing fold-up paper clavichord from the Internet for free.

This package includes the entire mystery solving team, now all you need is a villain.
-- This is a top-selling item on Amazon.com’s action figure category in April 2005.
-- According to Slate.MSN.com, “’Scooby-Doo’ is the most enduringly popular cartoon in TV history.”
-- This product received an average of 4 out of 5 stars by reviewers on epinions.com in April 2005.

This valuable action figure was designed by artist Alex Ross and features multiple points or articulation. It comes packaged on its display base and in a four-color window box.
— This is Diamond Comic Distributor’s top action figure, based on actual sales from March 2005.
— The BBC has polled moviegoers and discovered that Superman is the most popular superhero of all time.
— “Superman Returns” is listed by IMDb’s MOVIEmeter as the seventh most anticipated movie of 2006.

The Omega Supreme transforms from a robot to a cruiser to a construction vehicle which, when combined together, form an armored Supertrain.
— “Anything Transformer from Hasbro” is what sells for Ed Evans, co-owner of All Things Fun! In North West Berlin, N.J .
— Some specialty toy storeowners carry a few big-box items, like Transformers, just in case anyone asks for them, they’ve told TDmonthly.
— Transformers were the number one and number three best-selling action figures on amazon.com on July 13, 2006.